New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Monday filed an over 1,200-page charge sheet in connection with the sedition case against three JNU students. The charge sheet has been filed against former JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Anirban Bhattacharya and Syed Umar Khalid, apart from seven other people.

Kanhaiya Kumar responded to this development in the sedition case and said, “If the news is true that a charge sheet has been filed, I would like to thank police and Modi Ji. The filing of charge sheet after 3 years, ahead of elections clearly shows it to be politically motivated. I trust the judiciary of my country.”

On 9th February 2016, a protest was held in JNU against death sentence given to Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.

Kanhaiya is all set to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Begusarai in Bihar on a CPI ticket and RJD and Congress are expected to extend their support to him.